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president barack obama in myanmar as part of his three-day trip to asia. again, these pictures are just coming in. first time a sitting u.s. president visited the pacific rim. long ruled by a repressive military regime. and you can better believe there's a bit of controversy with this one. cnn's dan loathian traveling with the president. joining us now. so dan, how is the president responding to criticism over this visit? >> reporter: well, you know, obviously the president pushing back on this criticism saying that, you know, if you were to wait around for this country to have a perfect democracy, you might end up waiting a long time. so to that end, the president will be arriving here and as you pointed out and will be meeting with two important figures in this country on this long road to democracy. first of all, the newly elected president and the nobel prize winning opposition leader who was free from house arrest to run for parliament. but this is a very delicate balance here. not only for the people in this country but also for the u.s. involvement
president barack obama in myanmar as part of his three-day trip to asia. again, these pictures are just coming in. first time a sitting u.s. president visited the pacific rim. long ruled by a repressive military regime. and you can better believe there's a bit of controversy with this one. cnn's dan loathian traveling with the president. joining us now. so dan, how is the president responding to criticism over this visit? >> reporter: well, you know, obviously the president pushing back...
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obama is expected to address the entire nation of myanmar. this trip has been criticized by some who believe it's too soon. this is part of the administration's plan to try and encourage birma as it was known to continue with the reforms. the united states has reinstated its ambassador to myanmar and has been rolling back economic sanctions on this country to now encourage is civilian governments. it's not just the united states that's been rolling back these economic sanctions that were in place for many, many years. the union announced there could be easing of sanctions. what is interesting to note is that mr. obama is visiting asia during a very difficult time in the middle east and also while he is engaged in very difficult negotiations with conservatives, congressional republicans over the looming fiscal cliff which takes effect january 1st. there's been some criticism of mr. obama of taking this trip against the background of domestic issues as well as the conflict in gaza. nonetheless, the administration says this is part of the long t
obama is expected to address the entire nation of myanmar. this trip has been criticized by some who believe it's too soon. this is part of the administration's plan to try and encourage birma as it was known to continue with the reforms. the united states has reinstated its ambassador to myanmar and has been rolling back economic sanctions on this country to now encourage is civilian governments. it's not just the united states that's been rolling back these economic sanctions that were in...
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. >>> president barack obama is in asia at this hour. but, not everyone is happy about his latest stop. the important political figure he is about to meet, some people are noist happy about that, as well. live report still ahead. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem, that doesn't require routine blood monitoring. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce the risk of an afib-related stroke. there is limited data on how these drugs compare when warfarin is well managed. no routine blood monitoring means bob can spend his extra time howeve
. >>> president barack obama is in asia at this hour. but, not everyone is happy about his latest stop. the important political figure he is about to meet, some people are noist happy about that, as well. live report still ahead. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin,...
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president obama is on the last leg of his historic trip to asia. he arrived in cambodia just hours ago along with secretary of state hillary clinton to attend the east asian summit. just before that, president obama made history as the first sitting u.s. president to visit myanmar formerly known as burma. he praised the nation on one hand for making progress in trying to move past its repressive history, but he says there are still steps for it to take to reach full democratic reform. >> i stand before you today as president of the most powerful nation on earth but recognizing that once the color of my skin would have denied me the right to vote. and so that should give you some sense that if our country can transcend its differences, then yours can, too. every human being within these borders have a part of your nation's story and you should embrace that. >> president obama began his three-nation tour in thailand before going to myanmar and now cambodia. >>> okay. let's head back to gaza city. the media center came under attack by israeli forces.
president obama is on the last leg of his historic trip to asia. he arrived in cambodia just hours ago along with secretary of state hillary clinton to attend the east asian summit. just before that, president obama made history as the first sitting u.s. president to visit myanmar formerly known as burma. he praised the nation on one hand for making progress in trying to move past its repressive history, but he says there are still steps for it to take to reach full democratic reform. >>...
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call now. >>> president obama tries to strengthen u.s. ties in asia. it's pfr a strategy to limit china's influence in the region. now the president is in cambodia at the historic visit to myanmar. in cambodia he is attending the rageal east asia summit. he also held what one aide calls a tense meeting with cambodia's prime minister. the focus was on the need to improve human rights. in myanmar the president urged the country to continue the reform movement that is underway there. he met with nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi and praised her for her prodemocracy activism. we get details from the trip from our dan rivers. >> reporter: president obama became the first sitting u.s. president to visit myanmar formally after three years of intense engagement with the former military dictatorship. he dismissed criticism that the trip was in some ways premature saying that his presence there could be a catalyst for change. he held a highly symbolic meeting with the pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi at her residents. the house that had been her eff
call now. >>> president obama tries to strengthen u.s. ties in asia. it's pfr a strategy to limit china's influence in the region. now the president is in cambodia at the historic visit to myanmar. in cambodia he is attending the rageal east asia summit. he also held what one aide calls a tense meeting with cambodia's prime minister. the focus was on the need to improve human rights. in myanmar the president urged the country to continue the reform movement that is underway there. he...
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to see how these talks resolve, but what we do know is that the united states is involved, president obama we have been told, even as he's in asia, has been calling both the prime minister of israel and the president of egypt to be updated and to give the u.s. point of view on all of this. but it is egypt who is taking the lead and all the u.s. and other officials are talking to the palestinians via the egyptians. >> christiane amanpour, appreciate it, we'll check in with you throughout the day and well into the night here on cnn. >>> ben wedeman was early on the scene of the strike that we witnessed earlier today. several hours today -- several hours earlier today on the media center, three rockets hitting a lower floor in that building according to israeli officials, killing one member of islamic jihad and palestinian sources on this side also verifying that. ben filed this report. take a look. >> reporter: about 3:20 in the afternoon we heard three large explosions. we saw a great big ball of flame coming out of the third floor. it appears to have been an israeli air strike. this is a b
to see how these talks resolve, but what we do know is that the united states is involved, president obama we have been told, even as he's in asia, has been calling both the prime minister of israel and the president of egypt to be updated and to give the u.s. point of view on all of this. but it is egypt who is taking the lead and all the u.s. and other officials are talking to the palestinians via the egyptians. >> christiane amanpour, appreciate it, we'll check in with you throughout...
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. >>> well, president obama is on a historic visit to the southeast nation asian of myanmar. while he is there, mr. obama will be meeting with myanmar's prime minister and the nobel peace prize winning democracy advocate aung san suu kyi. the president will also deliver an address in which he will praise myanmar's progress toward democracy and urge it to make further reforms. myanmar is also known as burma. >>> well, vice president joe biden was much closer to home, getting a firsthand look at the new jersey coastline that, of course, was devastated by superstorm sandy. the vice president toured hard-hit seaside heights and later surveyed damage in hoboken, new jersey. he met with about 50 first responders and receiving a briefing pledging federal support. biden said rebuilding is a, quote, national respondent. >>> we have new developments this morning in the cia sex scandal. a person close to david petraeus' biographer paula broad well says she is devastated by the fallout of her affair with the former cia chief. broadwell is back in the south with her husband and her sons a
. >>> well, president obama is on a historic visit to the southeast nation asian of myanmar. while he is there, mr. obama will be meeting with myanmar's prime minister and the nobel peace prize winning democracy advocate aung san suu kyi. the president will also deliver an address in which he will praise myanmar's progress toward democracy and urge it to make further reforms. myanmar is also known as burma. >>> well, vice president joe biden was much closer to home, getting a...
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what is president obama thinking these days? and what can we expect of the fiscal cliff negotiations? robert wolf is an outside adviser to president obama. a former president of investment banking at ubs and now ceo of the firm 32 advisers. robert, great to see you. >> great to be here, maria. >> thanks for joining us. so you are a rare breed. you're a top wall street executive, but you have a very close relationship with the president. so talk to us about this drama over the fiscal cliff. are we still in the positive touring stage? how does this play out? >> i hope it plays out with a deal. i would have probably put it around 80% a deal. but i would have sliced it this way. i would say 50% of that 80 is that they come up with, like, $60 billion. which is six months of the ten years of the $1.2 trillion sequester. >> okay. >> okay? >> so that's a drop in the bucket. >> a drop in the bucket. so you could do that. and is that would also i would think if you're doing that, you would have to say, okay, and we're going to pass the de
what is president obama thinking these days? and what can we expect of the fiscal cliff negotiations? robert wolf is an outside adviser to president obama. a former president of investment banking at ubs and now ceo of the firm 32 advisers. robert, great to see you. >> great to be here, maria. >> thanks for joining us. so you are a rare breed. you're a top wall street executive, but you have a very close relationship with the president. so talk to us about this drama over the fiscal...
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president obama on the ground in cambodia. the final stop on this three-nation tour of southeast asia. the centerpiece of this trip here is this visit to myanmar. the country formerly known as burma. >> he is the first sitting president to visit there. in a speech earlier this morning at the university of yangon the president offered a hand of friendship from the u.s., as long as the country continues on its path to democracy. cnn's jessica yellin is traveling with the president. she joins us live from yangon in myanmar. this was a historic visit. what has been the response there. >> hi, john. the response has been very warm. obviously the people we're seeing are people who want to come out and embrace the president's message. but he spoke here in this auditorium, at an historic site, to 1500 students and professionals. people who are pro-democracy, advocates, and regular citizens who just wanted to hear his message. he got a very warm reception here and the white house said that he was moved, as well, by the thousands of peop
president obama on the ground in cambodia. the final stop on this three-nation tour of southeast asia. the centerpiece of this trip here is this visit to myanmar. the country formerly known as burma. >> he is the first sitting president to visit there. in a speech earlier this morning at the university of yangon the president offered a hand of friendship from the u.s., as long as the country continues on its path to democracy. cnn's jessica yellin is traveling with the president. she...
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obama met with aung san suu kyi. once a political prisoner in myanmar, now a member of parliament and later spoke at the university of yangon. cnn's jessica yellen traveling with the president in myanmar, the country previously called burma. jessica, how was the president's speech received there? >> hey, christine. the president and the white house say the president was deeply moved, first of all, by the several thousand people who gathered along the streets here to greet him on his arrival for what you described as an historic first trip by a sitting president. and the reception here was, as you might expect, a very warm one. about 1500 people in this auditorium for the people who did turn up to see him. they were very smiling and pleased to see him. the president's message to this crowd and the leaders was to continue their move toward liberalization, an open society, toward democracy here in myanmar. he used his own history as an example, he said that sometimes democracy takes time, and nations have to evolve to a
obama met with aung san suu kyi. once a political prisoner in myanmar, now a member of parliament and later spoke at the university of yangon. cnn's jessica yellen traveling with the president in myanmar, the country previously called burma. jessica, how was the president's speech received there? >> hey, christine. the president and the white house say the president was deeply moved, first of all, by the several thousand people who gathered along the streets here to greet him on his...
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president obama is expected to enter that building any home. they gather there as he makes his historic visit in that country. >>> in tonight's special report we take a closer look at this controversial plan and hear from some of those who say it's a more cost effective way to fight crime. >> i apologize to them as well, i'm embarrassed for them because they live and die as a raider fan. i feel for them. >>> raiders owner mark davis makes a rare apology. why he says she's embarrassed coming up in sports wrap. >> remember you can get ktvu news to go right on your cell phone. just download the ktvu app, click >>> in tonight's special report. thousands of parolees may soon get a pass. in an effort to release prison overcrowding in california prisons the state is looking to drop warrants for some parolees. ktvu's john sasaki obtained a memo for what some are calling a get out of jail free card. >>> some parol offenders are about to have a very bad day. these men are members of the aprehe apprehension and they go after some very dangerous people. it
president obama is expected to enter that building any home. they gather there as he makes his historic visit in that country. >>> in tonight's special report we take a closer look at this controversial plan and hear from some of those who say it's a more cost effective way to fight crime. >> i apologize to them as well, i'm embarrassed for them because they live and die as a raider fan. i feel for them. >>> raiders owner mark davis makes a rare apology. why he says...
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jill, exactly what is the obama administration doing right now? >> reporter: well, they're on the phone, wolf. the president is in asia. he is making telephone calls and practically every senior administration person is doing the same thing. president obama calling israel, prime minister netanyahu, and egypt three times to president morsi. and president clinton calling the egyptians three times. i looked at the list, egypt, turkey, qatar, the french, ban ki-moon. and the whole entire is to press any country with any influence on either side but especially with the palestinians with gaza to put the pressure on them to stop the fighting. >> egypt is clearly a key player. they have influence with hamas. what's the u.s. doing in its talks with the egyptian government? >> reporter: again, they're putting as much pressure on them as they can. and there is some pressure because after all, the united states gives egypt about $450 million every year. so here's one expert that we talked to. this is how he explained how the egyptians can use their influence.
jill, exactly what is the obama administration doing right now? >> reporter: well, they're on the phone, wolf. the president is in asia. he is making telephone calls and practically every senior administration person is doing the same thing. president obama calling israel, prime minister netanyahu, and egypt three times to president morsi. and president clinton calling the egyptians three times. i looked at the list, egypt, turkey, qatar, the french, ban ki-moon. and the whole entire is...